Continuing Education Programs
Continuing Education Programs
Continuing education for psychologists is sponsored by the Psychology Department at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center. The Psychology Department at WHASC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. WHASC maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Point of contact for the CE Program is Howard Garb. He can be reached at [email protected] or 210 627-0794.
Workshop
Mindfulness Meditation: Mechanism and Application
Thursday May 21, 11:00 AM-12:20 PM
Yi-Yuan Tang, Texas Tech University
Research broadly supports the claim that mindfulness meditation exerts beneficial effects on physical and mental health and cognitive performance. Recent neuroimaging studies have begun to uncover the brain areas and networks that mediate these positive effects. However, the underlying neural mechanisms remain unclear. Here I will explore the mechanism and application of mindfulness meditation.
1.5 CE Credits Offered
Clinical Science Forum
Rising Stars of Clinical Science
Thursday, May 21, 1:30 PM-2:50 PM
Chair: Daniel J. Foti, Purdue University
Melissa A. Cyders, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Michael Treadway, Emory University
Blair E. Wisco, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Bruce N. Cuthbert, National Institute of Mental Health
1.5 CE Credits Offered
Invited Symposium
Eating Disorders: From Genetics to Policy
Friday, May 22, 11:00 AM-12:20 PM
Chair: Eunice Y. Chen, Temple University
Carlos M. Grilo, Yale School of Medicine
Kelly L. Klump, Michigan State University
S. Bryn Austin, Harvard University
Marsha D. Marcus, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
1.5 CE Credits Offered
Invited Talk
Psychological Clinical Science: Past, Present, & Future
Friday, May 22, 1:30 PM-1:55 PM
Richard M. McFall, Indiana University Bloomington
Mental and behavioral health care in the U.S. is undergoing dramatic changes. On this 20th anniversary of the founding of the Academy of Psychological Clinical Science, it is illuminating to consider these changes in the context of the evolution of psychological clinical science—its history, current status, and future prospects.
.5 CE Credits Offered
SSCP Panel
Mapping the Intersection of Diversity and Psychological Clinical Science: A Panel Discussion With Four Clinical Scientists
Friday, May 22, 2:30 PM-3:50 PM
Chair: Joseph Gone, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Margarita Alegria, Harvard Medical School
Guillermo Bernal, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
Gordon C. Nagayama Hall, University of Oregon
Vickie M. Mays, University of California, Los Angeles
In this panel discussion, four eminent clinical scientists will address the question, What concrete steps should psychological clinical science take to engage and address the diversity needs of the 21st century USA? Panelists will offer their reflections and recommendations concerning the intersection of diversity with research, practice, training, supervision, and other domains pertaining to a scientifically-based clinical psychology.
1.5 CE Credits Offered
SSCP Award Address
Development, Pathology, and Stigma: The ADHD Explosion as a Case Example
Friday, May 22, 4:00 PM-4:50 PM
Stephen P. Hinshaw, University of California, Berkeley
Which processes, across development, lead to thriving versus impairment? Taking examples from impulse control and mood disorders, I illustrate principles of developmental psychopathology and reveal how the stigmatization of mental illness compounds efforts to promote resilience. Efforts to overcome risk will require efforts spanning multiple levels of analysis and intervention.
1 CE Credit Offered
SSCP Presidential Address
Predicting Adolescent Suicidal Behavior
Friday, May 22, 5:00 PM-5:50 PM
Mitchell J. Prinstein, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents and young adults, yet remains a remarkably understudied area. Our recent work has examined atypical acute interpersonal stress responses that may be associated prospectively with self-injury trajectories among adolescent girls. Recent research integrates developmental psychopathology, neuroscience, and genomics research that may help explain the dramatic increase in suicidal behavior at the adolescent transition.
1 CE Credit Offered
APS Award Address
By a Winding Stair: A Thirty-Five Year Journey to Relieve the Burden of Mood Disorders
Saturday, May 23, 10:00 AM- 10:50 AM
Ellen Frank, University of Pittsburgh
In this talk, I will trace my journey from a research assistant position in a nascent department, through decades of designing and carrying out controlled studies of psychological interventions for depression and bipolar disorder, to IT developer, all in an effort to relieve the suffering of individuals with mood disorders.
1 CE Credit Offered
Invited Symposium
The Value of Traits in Clinical Science
Saturday, May 23, 1:00 PM- 2:50 PM
Chair: Douglas B. Samuel, Purdue University
Brent W. Roberts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Benjamin B. Lahey, University of Chicago
Turhan Canli, Stony Brook University, State University of New York
Filip De Fruyt, Ghent University, Belgium
The past 25 years have witnessed tremendous progress on the description and assessment of the traits relevant for the description of human personality. A new wave of research has begun to identify how these universal traits are relevant to the research and practice of clinical science. Four leaders in this field will detail the utility of these traits for conceptualizing dimensions that cut-across psychopathology, predicting behaviors highly relevant to public health, detailing change within psychotherapy, and for guiding neurogenetic research.
1.5 CE Credits Offered
Invited Symposium
The Future of Diagnosis
Sunday, May 24, 10:00 AM- 11:20 AM
Chair: Thomas A. Widiger, University of Kentucky
Stefan G. Hofmann, Boston University
Jared W. Keeley, Mississippi State University
Michael B. First, Columbia University
1.5 CE Credits Offered
